Jan 21, 2012 6:01am

Obama Says Address Will Be ‘Blueprint’ for Joint Action

President Obama says he will lay out a “blueprint for actions we need to take together” to improve the U.S. economy when he addresses a joint session of Congress and the nation with his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

The framework, Obama says in his weekly address, will apply to “not just me, or Congress, but every American, to rebuild an economy where hard work and responsibility are rewarded.”

White House aides say Obama will spend the weekend working on the content of his speech with head writer Jon Favreau, but is not yet at the stage of practicing its delivery. That will likely happen Tuesday, they said.

“There will be news in the speech, new ideas,” White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters on Friday, “and we’re hoping the newness of those ideas will be preserved for him to announce them.”

Senior Obama adviser David Plouffe told a gathering of U.S. mayors that Obama will lay out plans on energy, manufacturing, education and other “reforms.” He will be “putting some flesh on the bones there,” Plouffe said.

The president is also likely to appeal directly to members of Congress, urging them to act on economic proposals that have received bipartisan support in the past, one of the central themes of his “we can’t wait” campaign meant to portray himself as an active executive working hard for the U.S. people.

Obama traveled to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., Thursday to underscore his message with a series of new initiatives aimed at encouraging more foreign tourism to destinations inside the United States.

“To Sasha and Malia’s great disappointment, I was not there to hang out with Mickey or ride Space Mountain,” Obama said of the first daughters. “Instead, I was there to talk about steps we’re taking to boost tourism and create jobs.

“We want more visitors coming here.  We want them spending money here.  It’s good for our economy, and it will help provide the boost more businesses need to grow and hire,” he said. “And we can’t wait to make it happen.”

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Mr. Obama seems very disingenous. Only on an election season does it seem that he begins to work. While he criticizes other candidates for being silly in the election season, it is he who is also silly in the election by saying that Washington is broken. Washington is still broken with him in it. The problem is that most people can’t see through him.

Posted by: young_voter | January 21, 2012, 6:34 am 6:34 am

Obama’s reelection campaign represents the ONLY hard work this president will do, presumably for the “country”. He worked hard to get Obamacare passed, through a House and Senate both controlled by his party. Yeah, that was quite a battle. Stop burying us in debt, Barack. That will go a long way to getting the country back on her feet.

Posted by: s | January 21, 2012, 7:10 am 7:10 am

Looking forward to your speech Mr. President; and looking more forward to voting for you again.

Posted by: tom | January 21, 2012, 7:39 am 7:39 am

Will the President ask congress to pass ALL spending bills by Oct 1st? Will President vow to veto every bill sent to him after Oct 1st if all appropriations are not complete? If any President will not do this, why bother trying to fix the budget mess?

Posted by: Mark | January 21, 2012, 7:49 am 7:49 am

Obama has no idea what he is doing, he is simply stumbling into the future hoping fate causes something . . . . anything, to go his way. This man is the most inept, incompetent loser since Jimmy Carter.

Posted by: rplat | January 21, 2012, 8:36 am 8:36 am

President Obama now has a plan to work together and improve the economy. Better late than never. I guess $4 trillion in deficit spending was just a start.

Posted by: Walter | January 21, 2012, 8:42 am 8:42 am

Keep those WIC payments coming, honey. I’m loving Obama’s Stash. The dependency class is what makes America great. Hope and Change! Hope and Change! Hope and Change!

Posted by: Wanda | January 21, 2012, 9:01 am 9:01 am

No no no! We REJECT anymore further action this rookie does to bankrupt our children further. If Obama really wants to spur the economy, resign. I bet we’d see a turn around over night. Yet, there are partisans so blinded that they would rather America suffer another four years of no progress, just adding piles of more debt to an already unimaginable colossal debt. Figures. That’s liberals for you. Always putting themselves ahead of the country.

Posted by: trish | January 21, 2012, 9:26 am 9:26 am

Why is it that those whose pay comes from tax dollars, and those who receive government assistance, why do they vote democrat?

Posted by: dd23 | January 21, 2012, 9:38 am 9:38 am

POSTED BY: DD23 | JANUARY 21, 2012, 9:38 AM 9:38 A

Economic slavery ain’t so bad when you don’t have to work for it, honey. I’ve gotta lot of free time and a newer car than most taxpayers. I eat better too. Democrats told me I was owed, so I vote for ‘em. So you work hard now, ya hear? Mama’s saving for a big plasma TV.

Posted by: Wanda | January 21, 2012, 10:00 am 10:00 am

Well, since the “blueprint” for hope and change didn’t pan out…….

Posted by: newcountryman | January 21, 2012, 10:03 am 10:03 am

Amusing to see the tone of this pieces – obviously the writer is an obama note taking campaign worker. I hope ABC News if required by LAW to report this kind of blatant bias campaign work as a political donation to the IRS. Democrats love to cry about the cash “the corporations” donate to Republicans, which is generally a lie and myth since democrats collect huge sums from WALL STREET and HOLLYWOOD, but what are these obama fluff pieces like this and the Republican attack pieces worth when donated by the ABC News CORPORATION?? Something for the IRS to look into after November!

Posted by: shepard245 | January 21, 2012, 10:06 am 10:06 am

Trish: We’re out of Iraq now, ease some of the spending or are your folks looking for another war machinery complex to line pockets of?

Posted by: emerald_sparks | January 21, 2012, 10:21 am 10:21 am

The only action we see is his rich-owned billion dollar election plan that hires bunch of criminals and losers who threaten founding fathers’s dogma and nation’s security.

Posted by: electronmicroscope | January 21, 2012, 10:24 am 10:24 am

ELECTRONMICROSCOPE

That’s not fair. Let me take you back to December of 2008. Do you remember the media fawning over Obama’s job application? We were hearing how thorough it was and how it was the best designed to eliminate any corruption from his staff. Diane Sawyer was oogling over it for weeks. Saying over and over how not even anyone with a single hiccup in their past would be on his staff.

Posted by: stew | January 21, 2012, 10:30 am 10:30 am

“not just me, or Congress, but every American, to rebuild an economy where hard work and responsibility are rewarded.”-Obama
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What is he talking about? Shoveling nominal wealth around on computer screens all day IS hard work, and we have a big responsibility–to our stockholders. Besides paying 15% on our income is just killing us….

Posted by: mitt the ripper | January 21, 2012, 10:31 am 10:31 am

obama is just full of bull. obama should have been focused on the economy the day he was sworn into office. definitely tired of obama and michele and hope he is not re-elected. obama has been in command during solyndra, fast and furious, and he spent one billion to overthrow qaddafi among other bad decisions. will vote against obama as long as the republican nominee is not newt or santorum. would think that most voters will vote according to the state of their assets, their job, their salary, their home. but one never knows until the votes are counted but sure hope obama loses if even by one vote. tired of obama and michele.

Posted by: david | January 21, 2012, 10:33 am 10:33 am

Much more importantly is who controls congress. We all know what happened in 2007 when the democrats took over both houses. And remained terrible through 2010.

Now, things are starting to get a little better all thanks to the republicans taking over the house in 2011. Just about one year exactly.

Posted by: angie | January 21, 2012, 10:43 am 10:43 am

“We all know what happened in 2007 when the democrats took over both houses.”

-Still desperately trying to pass off the blame for the financial crash eh? Poll after poll shows the public isn’t buying it.

Posted by: the buck stops over yonder | January 21, 2012, 10:54 am 10:54 am

MITT THE RIPPER | JANUARY 21, 2012, 10:31 AM 10:31 AM…..”Besides paying 15% on our income is just killing us…” …….Obviously you are corn-fused about taxes. There are INCOME tax rates that go from ZERO to 39% (or more). Then there is the capital gains and dividend rate – 15%. So after one pays (for example) 35% of ones income towards income tax and saves (disposable income?), then one can invest in (for example) a stock. Then, if one holds the stock a year or longer and has a gain, one will pay a long term capital gain at a 15% tax rate.

Posted by: deanbob | January 21, 2012, 11:10 am 11:10 am

Good work Deanbob, now go ahead and explain to everybody why my overall tax rate is about….15%

Posted by: mitt the ripper | January 21, 2012, 11:14 am 11:14 am

This will be more of the same: blah, blah, fairness, blah, blah, high speed rail, blah, blah, it’s not my fault, blah, blah, jobs, blah, blah, stimulus. There will enough hot hair during the STOTU speech to launch a million balloons.

Posted by: Todd | January 21, 2012, 11:36 am 11:36 am

National security is expensive, and we are in effect the world’s only superpower, it costs money, where are these wealthy people going to go if a dirty bomb hits? They’ll have nothing because everything will literally collapse world wide.

Posted by: emerald_sparks | January 21, 2012, 12:01 pm 12:01 pm

MITT THE RIPPER | JANUARY 21, 2012, 11:14 AM 11:14 AM….” now go ahead and explain to everybody why my overall tax rate is about….15%” . . . . . . . . “What is your total income that created that 15% rate?

Posted by: deanbob | January 21, 2012, 12:01 pm 12:01 pm

Google “Keystone symbolises what is wrong with US policy” for good article.

Posted by: deanbob | January 21, 2012, 12:04 pm 12:04 pm

This American will be ignoring Barry as he presents a list of candy canes and unicorns that we could have if only the Republicans were defeated. Which means I get to ignore about 90% of the rest of his miserable presidency.

Posted by: foggy | January 21, 2012, 12:21 pm 12:21 pm

It takes only so long until people being to see through all those speeches….

Posted by: Roy | January 21, 2012, 12:33 pm 12:33 pm

Here we are talking about jobs and jobs programs, pro and con. What a dichotomy. When the republican candidates speak we only hear about personal values. None of the republican candidates ever focus on the issues that concern the American people and either call the President names or call each other names.

Can this country afford to elect one of these “gentlemen” as President?

Posted by: tmferretti | January 21, 2012, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm

I give Obama credit for his little rendition of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together”. He can carry a tune I’ll give him that. I wonder if he knows the words to “Smooth Operator”?

Posted by: newcountryman | January 21, 2012, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm

It’s a no brainer..Obama continues to try to help the American people..While the GOP continues to block, take away freedoms, and protect their corporate interests. Think about what it means if any of these GOP candidates are elected…look no further than the Bible, they have sold out their beliefs, and will be the ones who bring the Antichrist into power. For all you conservatives that haven’t figured it out yet..the true Antichrist is a multiheaded beast with a ‘wounded head’..it’s the Republican leadership…it was never Obama ‘as they claimed’.

Posted by: Z | January 21, 2012, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm

POSTED BY: TRISH | JANUARY 21, 2012, 9:26 AM posted: “…four years of no progress, just adding piles of more debt to an already unimaginable colossal debt. Figures. That’s liberals for you. Always putting themselves ahead of the country.”

No progress?

Let’s take a look at some of that spending. Remember the bail out for Chrysler, General Motors and their suppliers? It helped our car companies bounce back from their near collapse in 2008-09. Chrysler repaid $7.6 billion in loans, six years ahead of schedule. Those companies are now adding jobs and gaining market share against international competitors. G.M. is leading Toyota.

How was that “putting themselves ahead of the country”? Why was that spending from BOTH the Bush and Obama administrations, a mistake? How would our be better today if the American auto industry had been allowed to collapse?

Posted by: green.goddess | January 21, 2012, 12:36 pm 12:36 pm

Green.Goddess (12:36 PM); In case you missed it, the treasury expects to never recover some billions from Chrysler. I’d have to look up the exact number, but it’s big. And GM still owes half of what it got. Hopefully, they’ll be able to stand on their own feet now. This was the second time around for Chrysler. Remember 1987?

Posted by: newcountryman | January 21, 2012, 12:48 pm 12:48 pm

Green.Goddess; I found it. $1.3 Billion lost on Chrysler..

Posted by: newcountryman | January 21, 2012, 12:50 pm 12:50 pm

The Keystone Pipeline permit was requested in 2008. The number of jobs it will create vary; but, even if it were only a few thousand, that’s a few thousand more than we have now. But how many more jobs in the gulf are being delayed or denied because the permitting process is taking longer than before and the number of permits are fewer?

Posted by: deanbob | January 21, 2012, 12:53 pm 12:53 pm

President Obama will deliver his state of the union address; ask for cooperation from Congress to help in the continued recovery from this recession. It will be an exercise in futility.

The republicans are focused on one thing, the defeat of this President in November; they could care less about this recession which they see as a way to elect a republican. They can’t see that a republican administration got us into this mess in the first place.

Republicans need to quit letting their hate for this President get in the way of their common sense. Do they really believe any of the current republican candidates has any solutions other than tax breaks for the wealthy and de-regulation.

NEWCOUNTRYMAN

How could you not vote for someone who sings almost as well as Al Green?

Posted by: tmferretti | January 21, 2012, 12:55 pm 12:55 pm

What is your total income that created that 15% rate?
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That’s a very good question, and I have nothing to hide…I’m going to provide those figures very very soon…maybe in April…

Posted by: mitt the ripper | January 21, 2012, 1:12 pm 1:12 pm

BREAKING NEWS: Democrat operative just arrested in Iowa. Charged with steal Secretary of State’s “identity”, and stealing the “identity of S.O.S.’s brother. This guy was BIG in Obama’s 2007 and 2008 campaigns! And he operated in a multi-state capacity. You all NEED to read this on Hot Air.

Posted by: DixT | January 21, 2012, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm

Note to Trish: Obama did not bankrupt your children…Bush/Cheney did with two unpaid for wars, a drug prescription program unpaid for, a poor educational program, failing banks due to the selling over and over of mortgages and he bailed them out first, don’t forget. His tax breaks for the rich are killing this country and is the biggest cause of the Bush recession which started in 2007. If you are worried about your children…think about the fact that Obama’s educational program is working, he has passed a child health bill which give coverage to children with lifelong disease like downs syndrome, and diabetes and this is in addition to his health care bill. Bush took a surplus of 1.2 trill dollalrs and handed it over to Obama in the form of a recession with Obama starting that much in debt. What did the republicans and Bush spend t his money on, I would like to know as they did not pay for the wars except in lives and loss of limbs. How anyone can forget this is beyond me. I can almost forgive Bush for the economy but not for taking us into a war, he knew had no weapons of mass destruction. He was told by the committee he sent there to investigate that they found no weapons yet, he still sent our sons/daughters over to fight and die or be maimed for life….this I cannot forgive. People say Obama is a joke…let me tell you the only joker I know is Bush…they even had a calendar with his many flubs ….365 days of them.

Posted by: talmag | January 21, 2012, 1:37 pm 1:37 pm

He has no clue..His own jobs council gave him recommendations to lower corporate taxes to be able to compete with foriegn markets, they told him he needed to start domestic drilling so he kills the Keystone project and they told him to get rid of his job killing soetoro regulations he recently passed through executive powers abusing his powers once again via the EPA. Obamas response? Disney World and tourism all a waste with entry level type jobs and where we already rank in the top in that industry.

Posted by: FRANK | January 21, 2012, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm

What is not mentioned is that now the oil is transported by rail. Who owns the railroad? Obama supporter Warren Buffet.

Posted by: canam | January 21, 2012, 1:45 pm 1:45 pm

Newcountryman, you did not answer my main question. Without that spending, how would our economy be better today if the American auto industry had been allowed to collapse?

And, how was this administration’s spending to prop-up an American industry – with American jobs at risk – more wasteful than the missing $8.7 billion in Iraqi reconstruction funds that the Pentagon cannot account for?

Posted by: green.goddess | January 21, 2012, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm

I am pretty sick of the messages that imply all registered democrats simply draw some kind of assistance check from the Government. You people betray your lack of ability to grasp a simple concept: You cannot just “lump” any group together. That would be like me saying ALL republicans are close minded fools more driven by insulting than debating. Hmmm…. Anyway…. For what it matters, I am a registered democrat, and have been gainfully employed for 28 years (since high school). None of you goofs got anything on me.

Posted by: TroyS | January 21, 2012, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm

ABC continues to be Obama’s lap dog. Obama’s vision for this country is to attack successful people and redistribute their wealth. He has never talked about individual responsibility and has no broad economic vision that leverages American exceptionalism. He has no one in his administration who has ever had to hire people and create jobs. His vision is to divide Americans along class and race in hopes to get elected. He even played the race card against Bill and Hillary so you can expect that card to be played regularly. No leadership, no vision, no responsibility and the poorest rebound out of a recession ever.

Posted by: Gwen | January 21, 2012, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm

“ABC continues to be Obama’s lap dog”

You should just stick with Fox…we’ll tell you everything you want to hear.

Posted by: fox | January 21, 2012, 2:52 pm 2:52 pm

Better late than never. I guess $4 trillion in deficit spending was just a start.

Posted by: Walter | January 21, 2012, 8:42 am 8:42 am

Over $1.25 TRILLION of the current debt ‘attributed’ to Obama resulted from interest on the debt George W. Bush left. That’s just the interest on the debt Bush left, never mind the war commitments, the destroyed revenues due to the economic collapse on his watch, the unpaid for seniors drug plan, the huge deficits from his tax cuts, and on and on.

Posted by: Jerry | January 21, 2012, 2:54 pm 2:54 pm

“”You should just stick with Fox…we’ll tell you everything you want to hear.”"

Take a few minutes and review the investigative journalism done on Obama and comapre it to what is being done to conservatives. Then, have another glass of your Obama koolaid and race over to the NY Times, Huffpo, WaPo, MSNBC and nearly every other news outlet for your insightful news. Many from these organizations formed a group called Journolist with the goal of getting Obama elected and undermining McCain….and these people still have their jobs. Drink up.

Posted by: Gwen | January 21, 2012, 3:25 pm 3:25 pm

How laughable is this guy? Energy is going to be one of his main points? After the disaster of Solyndra and his forcing Canada to sell oil to China by tanking the Keystone Pipeline rather than 1)increasing jobs here and 2)making us less energy dependent on unfriendly nations? Another “blueprint?” God forbid this guy should ever get into specifics. In any event, it is all pretty silly if he’s suddenly coming up with new ideas he just couldn’t think of during the last 3 years of his disastrous presidency. At least we’re under a year left now…..

Posted by: ARR | January 21, 2012, 3:27 pm 3:27 pm

Energy is going to be one of his main points?

Posted by: ARR | January 21, 2012, 3:27 pm 3:27 pm

In 1998 under Clinton, oil was at $11.91 per barrel.
Under Bush in 2008, oil hit $91.48 per barrel.

Posted by: Jack | January 21, 2012, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm

Posted by: Gwen | January 21, 2012, 3:25 pm 3:25 pm

Lame. You didn’t post a single fact backed up by any evidence. You simply retreated to the phony ‘kool-aid’ cliche smear again. Lame,lame, lame.

Posted by: Jenny | January 21, 2012, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm

Take a few minutes and review the investigative journalism done on Obama and comapre it to what is being done to conservatives. Then, have another glass of your Obama koolaid
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How about if I play you a little ditty instead.

Posted by: world's tiniest violin | January 21, 2012, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm

I see the immature righties are out in full force today. He’s damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t. Just admit it guys. The only thing you care about is your team holding power. To heck with the country.

Posted by: lexingtonlady | January 21, 2012, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm

probably only take about a year to get it ready right? right after the election?

Posted by: tired os bs | January 21, 2012, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm

lexingtonlady …….I see the immature righties are out in full force today. He’s damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t. Just admit it guys. The only thing you care about is your team holding power. To heck with the country……..And the only thing people like you care about is your boy holding power !!!!!

Posted by: HUH ? | January 21, 2012, 5:30 pm 5:30 pm

I think even more important than Obama perhaps getting a second term, is Harry Reid losing his hammer leader of the Senate. He’s the reason nothing much gets done in my opinion. I’d actually trade Obama in the White House for demoting Harry Reid with a Republican majority.

Posted by: newcountryman | January 21, 2012, 5:32 pm 5:32 pm

Sorry Jack, I don’t know where you got that figure from but Oil was not $11 under Clinton.

Posted by: Lizzie | January 21, 2012, 5:34 pm 5:34 pm

Lower than average turnout in SC. Apparently, Republicans aren’t energized by their candidates. 2/3rd of South Carolinians say the debates mattered. A good sign for Newt who is up in the polls but I have to hand it to Mitt . His campaign’s list of Newt quotes really does shine a light on what a narcissist the dude is. Of course, South Carolinians say Mitt ran the most unfair campaign.

I can see why paid Republican internet propagandists would be so frustrated that they’d resort to inane rambling. But… but… but HuffPo and koolaid… so there. And of course there’s always the persecution from the media complex, when that doesn’t fly.

lol.

At the end of the day, Fred Hiatt gets it right when he blames the Republican’s weak field on the Republican Party itself and on its allergic reaction to the fundamentals of democratic politics. And Obama is right to draw a line and talk up a populist “blueprint for an American economy that’s built to last.”

Posted by: Gwendolyn | January 21, 2012, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm

You would be correct HUH. Because all I have seen since the democrats took congress is obstruction. Since we had a nasty recession they have been more interested in gaining back the power vs. doing what’s right for this country. I refuse to allow this freakish religion make laws like so many seem to desire over there. I don’t want a pipeline that even Canada refuses to do, which will only raise my gasoline costs. In fact the fact they lie about this pipeline is enough to be the final straw in my assumption. I get all politicians are rather bought and liars. But your side? They would blow us up for a few oil men and to take back the power. I can not respect that. And I really don’t appreciate all of you guys cheering it on in ignorance.

Posted by: lexingtonlady | January 21, 2012, 6:13 pm 6:13 pm

“Blueprint’ for Joint Auction of U.S. A.(ssets)!

Posted by: Rodney American | January 21, 2012, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm

Obama is killing jobs by the millions “like a laser”. What an epic failure.

Posted by: shepard245 | January 21, 2012, 7:09 pm 7:09 pm

Sorry Jack, I don’t know where you got that figure from but Oil was not $11 under Clinton.

Posted by: Lizzie | January 21, 2012, 5:34 pm 5:34 pm

In 1998 under Clinton, oil was at $11.91 per barrel.
Under Bush in 2008, oil hit $91.48 per barrel.

Posted by: Jack | January 21, 2012, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm

Posted by: Susan | January 21, 2012, 7:12 pm 7:12 pm

Obama is killing jobs by the millions “like a laser”. What an epic failure.

Posted by: shepard245 | January 21, 2012, 7:09 pm 7:09 pm

Wrong. You’re thinking of Bush. 8 million jobs lost during the economic collapse that started on his watch. 8 million people lost their jobs. Major banks and financial institutions began defaulting. Two major American automotive corporations headed towards bankruptcy. Tens of thousands of small businesses into bankruptcy. And on and on.

Since December 2009 when Obama’s policies began to kick in the economy has gained close to 3 million jobs.

Posted by: Dan | January 21, 2012, 7:16 pm 7:16 pm

Yea, we heard in 2010 that obama was an invisible, ineffective failure for two years – how did that excuse work you for you? Biggest rout in over a century? LOL obama got elected because he had no record and the corrupt democrat media machine refused to vet him but now he’s forced to stand by his “record” of massive failure. By the way, you seem oblivious that your explanation for his massive failure as president is closing the door nicely on his campaign claim that anyone should vote for him in November. …keep up the good work!! LOL

Posted by: shepard245 | January 21, 2012, 7:25 pm 7:25 pm

For those who still blame Bush for all the mess we’re in I hope you’re still commenting three years from now about the mess Obama and the Marxist democrats have left for the next administration to fix and the next two generations to pay for.

Posted by: SaveAmerica | January 21, 2012, 7:29 pm 7:29 pm

Ahh yes, the great campaigner will read something from a teleprompter. What’s new?

Posted by: trish | January 21, 2012, 7:33 pm 7:33 pm

obama got elected because he had no record and the corrupt democrat media machine refused to vet him
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Yes, but the biggest reason he got elected is because I let them foist that ditz from Alaska on me. Every time we were foolish enough to let her try a TV interview the independents fled like rats from a sinking ship…

Posted by: mccain | January 21, 2012, 8:06 pm 8:06 pm

So we have gone from a laser (must have been made in China seeing as it apparently was defective) to a blueprint. To bad he isn’t good at something beside catchy phrases.

Posted by: Beelzebub | January 21, 2012, 8:29 pm 8:29 pm

The guy is a phoney. Sorry, I’m pretty good at this.

Posted by: newcountryman | January 21, 2012, 8:43 pm 8:43 pm

The problem with Obama is few believe him. A politician with a wrench.

Posted by: newcountryman | January 21, 2012, 8:46 pm 8:46 pm

Half of the speech will be his passing the buck and blaming everybody but himself, while the remainder will be full speed ahead campaign rhetoric. I’ll pass thank you.

Posted by: sensible99 | January 21, 2012, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm

I’m not sure who sounds more ridiculous, people who blindly supported Bush regardless of topic or those who blindly support Obama regardless of topic? Bush was supposedly a conservative who is supposed to at leat feign fiscal responsibility….he didn’t. Obama talked about the lack of leadership in raising the debt ceiling during Bush’s admin but has added nearly $1.4T in anual deficits. He set up a debt commission and then ignored their recommendations. There hasn’t been any strong leadership in Washington in a long time and until both parties realize it, we’re screwed. These fools on both sides will spend us blind if they haven’t already. For those who find it necessary to defend a media that gave us the Journolist crowd, an honest media would be reporting this fiscal crisis on a daily basis. It is that important. If you don’t understand it, then study Greece but realize there isn’t anyone left to bail us out.

Posted by: Gwen | January 21, 2012, 9:20 pm 9:20 pm

If you don’t understand it, then study Greece—-Gwen

The USA is not like Greece. US debt is very marketable. Our biggest immediate problem is slow growth and high unemployment, not debt. The private sector is actually deleveraging now as government debt increases–which is OK when the economy is this slow. If we cut government spending while the economy is growing this slowly we’ll end up like Spain, Italy and Ireland.

Posted by: numbers | January 21, 2012, 9:44 pm 9:44 pm

The problem with Obama is few believe him. A politician with a wrench.
POSTED BY: NEWCOUNTRYMAN*********But America trust him a heck
of a lot more that the money wrench GOP candidates.

Posted by: michael | January 21, 2012, 9:59 pm 9:59 pm

ABC is in the tank for the idiot obama. Do you really think the American public are fooled by your crap reporting? Wait and see come November… and that will be the same month the MSM goes down the tube, finally, and long over due. You have nothing of value to bring to the table i.e., your bias is clear. FY!

Posted by: d30Gaijin | January 21, 2012, 11:33 pm 11:33 pm

Obama will win re-election with this after the republicans and South Carolina have shown that they are not fit any position of responsibility or authority.

Posted by: welldirected | January 21, 2012, 11:36 pm 11:36 pm

Obama = No hope, No change, No transparency and No leadership.

Posted by: chatmandu002 | January 22, 2012, 12:16 am 12:16 am

POSTED BY: CHATMANDU002 | JANUARY 22, 2012, 12:16 AM posted: “Obama = No hope, No change, No transparency and No leadership.

Right Wing = no truth, no Middle Class, No Democracy and No Way.

Posted by: Cat Man Due 88 | January 22, 2012, 12:39 am 12:39 am

trish wrote:”Ahh yes, the great campaigner will read something from a teleprompter. What’s new?”
.
LOL… reading a speech written by 27 year old speechwriter who gets his catchy phrases from the bathroom stall wall in the local bar he hangs out in. “My fellow Americans in desperate need of a jobs bill, here i sit all broken-hearted…. errr… ummmm.. hope and change…. hope and change!

Posted by: michelle shu jas | January 22, 2012, 11:30 am 11:30 am

Posted by: michelle shu jas | January 22, 2012, 11:30 am 11:30 am

Bush

Posted by: Dayne | January 22, 2012, 2:41 pm 2:41 pm

“We need to start some place so lets get real and Stop the class warfare and all the social compliancy thru discrimination thru taxation. This country needs a [FIXED] flat tax of appox. 17% that can only be raised or lowered by the people with No Perks and NoWrite Offs, every 4 years on a national election ballet, let the government sell it to the people, the government has plenty of tax to play with tariffs, capital gains, corp taxes, and more, and then we can have a millionaires tax if we want it. We also need a [FIXED] 1% national sales tax on everything but food and energy, to pay for Medicare And Medicaid, that the people should vote on, at the year of the national election, this stops the payroll deduction and helps seniors, by stopping the deduction from there S.S., this puts more money back in the economy. This fund has to be in a lockbox that congress cannot touch and this medicare and medicaid problem is fixed. This cuts deep into the lobbyist in Washington and they will fight to stop what is good for this country, with there crooked deals in the back rooms in Washington. I have found that the majority of people like, this idea, it also cuts the size of the IRS greatly and most people will be filing there taxes on a post card, I have been for this form of a flat tax for years, so the people, have more control over there government and its wild spending and everybody pays. a Patriot”

Posted by: Milo | January 23, 2012, 7:39 am 7:39 am

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